Wow what a different day, yesterday was raining all day however today was sunny as sunny can be and I really enjoyed it. Leaving Whataroa it was easy road cycling to Franz Josef, the first of two glaciers. As the trip today was 120km I did not go to the Franz Josef glacier but cycled on. I knew that I would have three good hills between Franz Josef and Fox. These hills are not that hard by numbers but they did take some effort to get over. I cycled with someone I picked up on the second hill all the way to Fox, had a bite to eat then off to the glacier. This was a very pleasant ride they have done a lovely cycling/walking track very nicely all the way up to the car park. This is as far as you can take you bike, so I had to lock the bike and walk the rest of the way to the glacier. Now let’s just say I got some looks. Lycra and a bike are Okay. Lycra with a bike left behind 2km at the car park is not. Hell I was going to see the glacier. It is impressive, the river of melting ice is mind boggling. Back down from the glacier and back onto my bike it was then a ride from Fox to Lake Paringa. I was originally going to say at Pine Grove, but thought I could extent the day to Lake Paringa. This proved a very wise choice as the camp ground at Lake Paringa offered us a lake front view. Simply awesome . With Tacos and Matus for dinner I was a very happy man.
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| See GPS data here |
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| Leaving Whataroa |
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| A glimpse at Franz Josef |
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| A rest at Franz Josef. |
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| View the fox valley. |
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| The Track up to the Fox Glacier |
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| It just get better. |
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| Look at the water. |
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| At the top near the Fox Glacier |
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| The views are just amazing |
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| The road just before Bruce Bay |
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| Going in Land towards Paringa |
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| Lake Paringa Home for the night. |
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| Setting up.. for the night. |
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| Sorry Rachel, it was to good. |
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